It was an era when the economies of towns in the south of the Yangtze River were unprecedentedly prosperous and handicraft skills reached their peak. Jingdezhen's imperial kilns were famous all over the world, and the folk kilns were as bright as stars. At the same time, it was also an era when power and capital were intertwined and the officialdom ecology became increasingly complex. The shortcomings of the Yantie officialdom gradually became apparent. The dependence and struggle between merchants and powerful people were silently played out in the cracks of history.
